Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-12
FOR THE PRESENT BOARD
'THE CONSER ATIVES FAVOR
MAYOR LESTER,


. Letter from tn. Workingmen's Asso-
citation Read at tho climbs Meeting at
Metropolitan Hail Last NIeht-They
Want air. j. }. Date or MIR. ;. i.
Hamilton.
The Conservative Club held regular
weekly meeting last night at MeTopoii-
tan Hall. The chief business OF interest
before the organization was to act upon
the report Of the special Committee OF
twenty-five appointed to select and report
TO the club a ucGet for Mayor ana
Aldermen. Capt. 5ohn Flaunery, Presl-
dent of the club and chairman OF the
committee, stated that its report recon-
mended the present Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen to the clue for Endorsement.
Before vote was taken on the report a
communication was read from the Work.
ingmen's Democratic Association.
The communication stated that the
Executive Committee OF the W orking-
men, Club believed that the Conservative
Club was working in the interest
OF good local government for savannah.
The Workingmen's club, therefore, de-
sired TO inform the Conservatives that the
workingmen would support either Mr.. j.
j. Dale or Mr.. ;. z. Hamilton tor Mayor,
MIR. Dale being their tirst choice. The
letter further stated that "the following
gentlemen are our choice for Aldermen
in the order as they appear on the COM
munieation, viz: Merritt w. Dixon, d..
VIM. Duncan, w. +. Reid, John Schwarz,
Myers. George A. Hudson, X. d. Bogart,
George \. Nichols, Il. F. Willlnk, }. k.
Sheldon"
The communication concluded az fol-
lows: "These gentlemen we pledge our
selves to support, and sincerely hope
they will meet with your approval and
acceptance. You are respectfully re-
quested to designate your approval or
disaDproVal of the above named gentle
linen by a communication in writing to
Mr.. j. 5. Collins, President"
Considerable discussion was provoked
by the reading of the letter. Walter u.
Charlton, Esq, urged the club to take
official notice OF the communication.
During the debate question was asked
as to how the Committee Of Twenty-Five
stood upon the adoption of the report to
indorse the present Mayor and Aldermen.
A member or the committee stated That
the vote was ii to IL, but the statement
was disputed by others of the committee.
Finally, after several amendments ana
substitutes had been offered and lost, Col.
George A. Mercer offered a resolution
stating that, whereas, for period OF
four years past the municipal govern.
ment OF Savannah has been administered.
in the main, beneficially to the city and
satisfactorily to the people, the Con-
sentative Association will support at the
municipal election the Hon. Rufus K. Les
ter for Mayor, and the members of the
present board of AID amen, or such sub
stitute or substitutes commanding the
confidence aud respect Of the people as
may be put on the board In the place Of
any member or members of the present
board declining TO serve.
The vote on Col. MERGERS resolution
was announced to be 40 to IS. 1t was de-
cided to simply acknowledge the receipt
of the letter from the WorkIngmen's Asso-
citation. A committee of five was APP
pointGd to walt upon the present Board OF
Aldermen aud ascertain whether or not
all of the memb ers will consent to be can
didates for reelection. Ii any refuse, the
com mittee VIII SO report TO the club at a
special meetinT be held later in the